Commencement Bay Seafood Consumption Study

Author : Sophie Govzman
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Download or read book P3-08-03 - A Systematic Review of the Determinants of Seafood Consumption written by Sophie Govzman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective: A systematic review of the determinants of seafood consumption.Design: Systematic review.Background: Little is known about the factors which influence seafood consumption in Irish adults at present. This review is to provide a basis for a larger project being carried out in UCD - the Seafood Consumption and Risk Exposure Study (SCaRES) - examination of seafood consumption in the Irish population. This project aims to generate food consumption data, on seafood, consumers to improve the characterisation of the risk from exposure to bio-toxins and other contaminants from consuming shellfish. This systematic review will serve the purpose of reviewing published literature examining the characteristics of seafood consumers, as well as the barriers and influences on seafood consumption. Methods: Data sources PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched for articles published between January 2008 and January 2018 investigating the characteristics of seafood consumers. Search terms include the following: factors OR influences OR determinants OR indicators AND fish OR seafood OR shellfish OR marine products AND diet OR dietary intake OR intake OR consumption. Articles, in English which investigated factors influencing seafood/fish consumption in adults (18+) were included.Results: A total of 3964 unique articles were found, after duplicates (n=1537) were removed. Following this, a further 3531 articles were excluded based on title and abstract. The remaining articles (n=433) were screened based on inclusion criteria. After the initial systematic search, 105 papers met the inclusion criteria. Preliminary analysis to date demonstrated the following; seafood consumers were more likely to be older, more affluent (in terms of income, employment level and/or socioeconomic status), more physically active, and were less likely to smoke compared to non seafood consumers. Sex and Body Mass Index did not seem to have a clear influence on seafood consumption. The most commonly reported barriers to seafood consumption were cost, followed by sensory barriers, habits, beliefs (such as the belief that the product is contaminated), education, location and psychology. The most commonly reported influences on seafood consumption were the belief that seafood was healthy, followed by habits, education, psychology, cost and location.Conclusion: Based on the findings of this review, future interventions looking to increase consumption of fish and seafood should focus oneducating consumers about the health benefits of including fish and seafood products in the diet. Providing accurate food safety information may help correct inaccurate beliefs regarding levels of contamination within seafood.